Who was the emmy winner in 2004 for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series?”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Winner: “The Practice” (1997) – James Spader; ABC Other Nominees: “24” (2001) – Kiefer Sutherland; 20th Century Fox Television “The Sopranos” (1999) – James Gandolfini; HBO “The West Wing” (1999) – Martin Sheen; NBC “Without a Trace” (2002) – Anthony LaPaglia; CBS Sources: http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Emmy_Awards/2004
This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners. 1950s 1956 Robert Young as Jim Anderson – Father Knows Best 1957 Robert Young as Jim Anderson – Father Knows Best 1958 no award 1959 Raymond Burr as Perry Mason – Perry Mason [edit] 1960s 1960 Robert Stack as Eliot Ness – The Untouchables * Raymond Burr as Perry Mason – Perry Mason * Richard Boone as Paladin – Have Gun – Will Travel 1961 Raymond Burr as Perry Mason – Perry Mason * Jackie Cooper as Chick Hennesey – Hennesey * Robert Stack as Eliot Ness – The Untouchables 1962 E. G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston – The Defenders * Vince Edwards as Dr. Ben Casey – Ben Casey * Jackie Cooper as Chick Hennesey – Hennesey * Paul Burke as Det. Adam Flint – Naked City * George Maharis as Buz Murdock – Route 66 1963 E. G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston – The Defenders * Vic Morrow as Sgt. Sanders – Combat! * Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie – The Dick Van Dyke Show * Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHal
From 2004 to 2008, James Spader starred as the lead character Alan Shore in the TV series Boston Legal, which he reprized his role from the TV series The Practice. Spader won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his portrayal of Alan Shore in 2004 on The Practice and won it again in 2005 and 2007 for Boston Legal. Spader has become one of the few actors to win consecutive Emmy Awards for playing the same character on two different series (another being co-star William Shatner as Denny Crane). Spader won the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Boston Legal in 2006 and took home his third Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.
